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- Dictionarymiserly/ˈmʌɪzəli/
adjective
- 1. of or characteristic of a miser: "his miserly great-uncle proved to be worth nearly £1 million" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of MISERLY is of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser; especially : marked by grasping meanness and penuriousness. How to use miserly in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Miserly.
Miserly means like or typical of a miser, or a miserly amount is extremely small. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, synonyms, and translations in different languages.
Miserly definition: of, like, or befitting a miser; penurious; stingy.. See examples of MISERLY used in a sentence.
1. adjective. If you describe someone as miserly, you disapprove of them because they seem to hate spending money, and to spend as little as possible. [disapproval] He is miserly with both his time and his money. Synonyms: mean, stingy, penny-pinching [informal], parsimonious More Synonyms of miserly. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Miserly means like a miser, cheap, stingy, or penurious. It is often confused with misery, which means tribulation, suffering, or anguish. See examples, translations, and related words.
Miserly people are stingy with their money and not likely to be generous, like Ebenezer Scrooge himself. The adjective miserly evolved from the Latin word miser, which means “unhappy, wretched.” Nowadays, it's generally used to describe someone who hoards their money and presumably is miserable because of it.
miserly means hating to spend money or too small. See examples, synonyms, pronunciation and usage notes for this adjective.
